Various types of secondary agriculture and forestry wastes represent valuable resource materials for developing alternate energy as biofuels and other value added products such as sugars, phenols, furans, organic acids, enzymes and digestible animal feed etc. However, if not managed properly, waste material and environmental contaminants generated by various industries such as food and feed, pulp and paper and textile may lead to severe environmental pollution. The energy, food and feed demand necessitate developing simple and economically viable technologies for environmental management and resource recovery. Microorganisms and their enzymes contribute significantly in utilization of plant residues, resource recovery and eventually in pollution mitigation. “Biotechnology for Environmental Management and Resource Recovery” presents a comprehensive review of selected research topics in a compendium of 16 chapters related to environmental pollution control and developing biotechnologies in agro-ecosystem management and bioconversion of agro-residues (lignocellulosics) into biofuels, animal feed and paper etc. This book provides a valuable resource for reference and text material to graduate and postgraduate students, researchers, scientists working in the area of microbiology, biotechnology, and environmental science and engineering.
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Various types of secondary agriculture and forestry wastes represent valuable resource materials for developing alternate energy as biofuels and other value added products such as sugars, phenols, furans, organic acids, enzymes and digestible animal feed etc. However, if not managed properly, waste material and environmental contaminants generated by various industries such as food and feed, pulp and paper and textile may lead to severe environmental pollution. The energy, food and feed demand necessitate developing simple and economically viable technologies for environmental management and resource recovery. Microorganisms and their enzymes contribute significantly in utilization of plant residues, resource recovery and eventually in pollution mitigation. “Biotechnology for Environmental Management and Resource Recovery” presents a comprehensive review of selected research topics in a compendium of 16 chapters related to environmental pollution control and developing biotechnologies in agro-ecosystem management and bioconversion of agro-residues (lignocellulosics) into biofuels, animal feed and paper etc. This book provides a valuable resource for reference and text material to graduate and postgraduate students, researchers, scientists working in the area of microbiology, biotechnology, and environmental science and engineering.
About the Author
Dr. Ramesh Chander Kuhad, M.Sc., M. Phil and Ph.D. (Microbiology), is currently a Professor of Microbiology in the Department of Microbiology and Joint Director, Institute of Life Long Learning, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, India. The main focus of his research is on Microbiology and Biotechnology of Lignocellulose Bioconversion. Over all, the main theme of his research is to make use of waste lignocellulosics and the crop byproducts in developing value added products. He has published more than 120 peer reviewed research papers and chapters with SCI more than 1000 (since 1996) and three books. Dr. Kuhad is a member of Executive council/Planning and Monitoring Board, Academic council and Governing bodies of various Educational Institutes. He has also served as Treasurer (9 years) and General Secretary (6 years) for Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI). He has been the recipient of commonwealth scholarship, UNIDO-ICGEB Short-Term Fellowship, Long-Term Overseas Research Associateship and Short-Term Biotechnology Overseas Associateship awards. Dr. Ajay Singh is the Technical Director of Lystek International Inc., Cambridge and Adjunct Faculty Member at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. He has authored/edited 10 books in the area of biotechnology, applied bioremediation, published around 200 peer-reviewed research papers and book chapters; he holds 12 international patents. Dr. Singh has 25 years of experience in industrial research/process development and designing various bioreactor-based processes related to wastewater, bioremediation, fermentation and food industries. He is currently an advisor to various international environmental companies and academic organizations in Canada, USA, Asia and Middle East. He has been honored with a young scientist award by Association of Microbiologists of India and is currently a Fellow of National Academy of Biological Sciences and National Academy of Agricultural Sciences of India, and is anactive member of international societies such as Water Environment Association of Ontario and Water Environment Federation.
Author(s): Ramon Llull (Author), Noel Fallows (Translator)
Publisher: Boydell Press
Publication Date: 18 July 2013
Edition: 1st
Language: English
Print length: 120 pages
ISBN-10: 1843838494
ISBN-13: 9781843838494
Book Description
New English translation of Llull’s classic and significant text, restoring the nuances of the original. Ramon Llull (1232-1316) composed The Book of the Order of Chivalry between 1274 and 1276 as both an instrument of reform and an agent for change. His aim was to create and codify the rules for a unilateral Order of Chivalry. Loyalty to the Order, coupled with common sense, religious faith, education, and martial prowess, were in his view the keys to victory in the Holy Land and the Reconquista. The book was an immediate success and widely disseminated across Europe, eventually reaching a medieval English audience, though through a fanciful translation of a translation by William Caxton, in which most of the stylistic nuances of the Catalan original were lost. This new translation is directly from the original Catalan, so capturing for the first time in English the concise, austere style that characterises Llull’s prose; it is presented with introduction and notes. It will be essential reading for all scholars and enthusiasts of medieval chivalric culture. Noel Fallows is Associate Dean and Professor of Spanish at the University of Georgia, and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.
Editorial Reviews
Review
A bright, readable, well-referenced translation of Ramon Llull’s classic spiritual exposition of knighthood [which] will be especially valuable to students.. will be extremely valuable to scholars and students studying knighthood in the Later Middle Ages. ― CRUSADES
Fallow’s translation will make it possible for students to read and digest this critical treatise. To describe Fallow’s translation as merely accessible and thus suited only for students, however, is to overlook what is a rigorous and scholarly translation. Indeed, Fallows succeeds in providing a translation that stays true to the original work and recaptures the essence of the author’s original prose. ―
THE MEDIEVAL REVIEW
Fallows has done a fine job in this edition. The prose is straightforward and plain-spoken, easily understandable to a modern reader impatient with period flourishes. … It’s an accessible and valuable scholarly resource for fields as diverse as medieval philosophy and military history. ―
COMITATUS
[Provides] valuable insight into the mindset of the late Medieval knight and the expectations of Chivalric society. ―
HISTORY OF WAR.ORG
Over the centuries that it was read this brief book retained its relevance but how that applied must have changed and so Llull has provided even the modern reader with a lens through which to view the medieval world. We must thank Professor Fallows for polishing up this lens and making it available for viewing. ―
HOBILAR
About the Author
NOEL FALLOWS was Professor of Spanish and Associate Dean, University of Georgia.
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